While we like to ponder the origin of psychological fallacies (like using only 10% of our brains), there are many others that we probably continue to espouse, but do not recognize.
For instance, every wonder where we got the idea that humans have about 100 billion neurons? See here: http://www.dictionaryofneurology.com/2012/01/dogmas-in-neuroscience-and-further.html and the followup column: http://www.dictionaryofneurology.com/2012/01/so-how-many-neurons-do-you-have.html (Thanks to Vinny Hevern of Lemoyne College in Syracuse for bringing this to my attention.) Regards, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15389 or send a blank email to leave-15389-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
